23 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Taipei

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taipei ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 56K academic papers made by 23 universities in Taipei was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National Taiwan University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Taiwan

#21 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Taiwan

#139 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

3. National Taipei University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Taiwan

#195 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

4. National Taiwan Normal University

For Optical Engineering

#14 in Taiwan

#342 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

5. Taipei Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#23 in Taiwan

#538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

6. Tatung University

For Optical Engineering

#27 in Taiwan

#667 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

7. National Taipei University

For Optical Engineering

#33 in Taiwan

#808 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

8. Chinese Culture University

For Optical Engineering

#43 in Taiwan

#1003 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

9. Ming Chuan University

For Optical Engineering

#53 in Taiwan

#1204 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

10. National Chengchi University

For Optical Engineering

#56 in Taiwan

#1266 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

11. Soochow University, Taiwan

For Optical Engineering

#59 in Taiwan

#1291 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

12. China University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#91 in Taiwan

#1886 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,562
Founded: 1968

13. Jinwen University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#92 in Taiwan

#1891 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,235
Founded: 1986

14. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#93 in Taiwan

#1898 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

15. National Taipei University of Education

For Optical Engineering

#96 in Taiwan

#1983 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

16. University of Taipei

For Optical Engineering

#99 in Taiwan

#2026 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

17. Shih Chien University

For Optical Engineering

#101 in Taiwan

#2038 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

18. Aletheia University

For Optical Engineering

#103 in Taiwan

#2080 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

19. Shih Hsin University

For Optical Engineering

#105 in Taiwan

#2195 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

20. China University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#107 in Taiwan

#2216 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

21. National Taipei University of Business

For Optical Engineering

#108 in Taiwan

#2225 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

22. Taipei City University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#111 in Taiwan

#2257 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,449
Founded: 1971

23. Takming University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#114 in Taiwan

#2376 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,933
Founded: 1965

Universities for Optical Engineering near Taipei

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	30	New Taipei
11	Ming Chi University of Technology	32	New Taipei
16	Tamkang University	20	New Taipei
27	National Taiwan Ocean University	17	Keelung
28	Yuan Ze University	16	Taoyuan
31	Chung Yuan Christian University	13	Taoyuan
35	National Central University	5	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University	9	Taoyuan
40	National Ilan University	54	Yilan
61	National Tsing Hua University	4	Hsinchu